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#BE798A Color

#BE798A is rgb(190, 121, 138) in RGB, hsl(345, 35%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 27%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE798A
HEX#BE798A
RGBrgb(190, 121, 138)
HSLhsl(345, 35%, 61%)
HSVhsv(345, 36%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 27%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.089 3.8)
LABlab(58.70% 29.35 2.61)
LCHlch(58.70% 29.47 5.08)

What #BE798A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BE798A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BE798A Channel Values

How #BE798A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 121 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 35% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 36% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 27% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE798A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE798A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE798A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BE798A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE798A.

How #BE798A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BE798A
Protanopia#88888A
Protanomaly#A0828A
Deuteranopia#949488
Deuteranomaly#A78A89
Tritanopia#BD7B7B
Tritanomaly#BD7A81
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE798A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-be798a: #BE798A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE798A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be798a': '#BE798A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.475, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_be798a">#BE798A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE798A"

More Red Colors

#BE798A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE798A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE798A?

#BE798A is a light red — rgb(190, 121, 138) in RGB and hsl(345, 35%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.14.

What is the RGB value of #BE798A?

#BE798A is rgb(190, 121, 138) — red 190, green 121, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE798A?

#BE798A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 27%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE798A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE798A scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE798A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE798A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.56, which is visibly different.

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